Scam Site - BestSwiss.com
June 17, 2008 by Jonathan Davis
In addition to Global Replica, Bestswiss.com is another scam site that preys on replica watch fans. While the page actually looks professional (unlike the juvenile GlobalReplica design) they sell over-priced “Swiss” watches and claim to offer 24 hour shipping which they can’t deliver.
Like GlobalReplica, this scam site offers watches at prices that are far above what they are actually worth. Customers report getting watches of the same quality as replica watch stores that sell them for $200 or less and long shipping times that don’t match up with what they claim to offer.
For watches that cost up to $1,600, you’d expect the finest quality replica watch that money could buy. For just a little more you could actually buy a luxury watch from a brand like TAG Heuer or Omega. We’ve received e-mails from numerous people who’ve received watches from Best Swiss (one area that they have GlobalReplica beat is that they actually deliver the watches). The following is a quote that we’ve decided to re-print, with permission from the author:
“I ordered a Swiss Replica Rolex Daytona from Bestswiss and eagerly checked for my replica watch the next day, but there wasn’t one. So much for their ‘delivery in less than 24 hours’ claim. I checked the next day and the next and finally arrived after 23 days. By that time I had attempted to contact customer support at least 10 times, only getting through twice. They weren’t exactly helpful either, and made a bunch of excuses about international shipping, weekends, business days, etc. I can understand how a package from China (where it was postmarked from) will take a long time, but I feel like they shouldn’t advertise their replica watch shipping times falsely. Also, the watch that I received wasn’t any better than the $180 one I had bought before. I put them next to each other and forgot which one was which! Oh well… live and learn, I guess. Thought you guys would like to know. Love the site, btw.”
We’ve received enough of these types of e-mails to justify a new blogpost about this replica watch site. To top it all off, we’ve seen an online Press Release (which anyone can write and submit for a few bucks) that claims that BestSwiss.com has been in operation online for 10 years, which is not true. While they have been online for over 3 years (which is a rarity in the replica watch business) we feel that it is dishonest to make such claims that are obviously false. This, in addition to the other issues, leads us to label BestSwiss.com as a scam site. If you’re looking for the same Japanese grade quality as BestSwiss.com, without the rip-off prices, World-Brandz.com is a good choice.
If you have any other sites that you’d like to report to us as a scam site, please fill out the comment form below. You can either leave a comment or send an e-mail to us if you’d like to remain anonymous. Be careful out there and don’t let this discourage you from buying replica watches. It’s an amazingly fulfilling and rewarding hobby and we’d like to encourage its growth.
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You speak of being a reputable online review forum/source but you have your facts wrong here. Bestswiss.com has been online for 10 years as they used to be swiss-replica and xclusivewatches, also I have been buying from them for years and 95% of the time I receive my watch next day. I have never had to wait longer then 1 week.
Yes, we speak of being a reputable online review source. And you speak of being named “Tim Jenkins” and pretend to be a satisfied customer of BestSwiss.com.
5 hours before receiving your comment, we received an e-mail threatening our website and any replica watch company that we recommended. The e-mail ordered us to remove BestSwiss.com or the 2 websites that we gave high scores to would be added as scam sites on trustedtrader.org and replicacenter.com. Two websites that are clearly owned by some of the largest scam sites out there. ReplicaCenter, for instance, claims that you should always pay by Western Union or COD; something that only a scammer would recommend.
Now, here’s the funny part… the threatening e-mail and your comment were both sent from the same IP address. Someone from the same Internet connection sent both a threatening e-mail as well as a comment saying how great BestSwiss.com is. Either you live with the owner of BestSwiss.com and were completely unaware of that fact, or you’re actually both “Tim Jenkins” (the concerned BestSwiss.com customer) and “John Wilson” (the blackmailing owner of BestSwiss.com). We think it’s pretty clear.
We won’t bow down to pressure from scam sites just because they threaten to use their fake replica watch review sites against us. We feel that it’s unfair for ReplicaNinja and CheapReplicaDeals to be stuck in the middle of this, so if they ask us to remove their sites from our Store Reviews we will.
p.s. If you’re going to send threatening e-mails and then leave a comment pretending to be a concerned former customer of BestSwiss.com, you might want to look into using proxies. Just a friendly tip.
ha… busted. keep exposing these frauds
Just thought i’d let you guys know that trustedtrader.org has finally gotten around to making good on their threat to your recommended stores… it’s kind of funny because they say that replicaninja and cheapreplicadeals sells $600 swiss replica watches that aren’t really swiss, when those stores don’t even claim to sell ’swiss’ watches and they sure don’t cost $600. no honor among thieves, i guess
I’m embarrassed to admit that I was ripped off by BestSwiss.com… I feel pretty stupid for sending them over $1,000 after seeing them as a recommended replica watch store on trustedtrader.org. Wish I would’ve known they were run by the same guy before I ordered. Now I have a crappy replica Day Date that doesn’t even work. No response to my calls, no response to my e-mails… I guess I’m fucked, pardon the French. I’d pay another grand just to get my wife off of my ass for being so stupid. Keep on keeping on, guys. Spread the word.
uhh…….. do people really pay a grand for a replica watch??? no offense to the last comenter or any1 else, but they’re probably the same people who buy $100 monster cables instead of $6 hdmi cables from monoprice. there’s a sucker born every minute….. i hope everyone that buys a replica watch from bestswiss feels good about putting that dude’s kids/grandkids/great grandkids through college
I think that labeling them as a scam might be a tad too harsh, since they do send out replica watches - eventually. But then again, they sell them for like 8x as much as they’re really worth.
Maybe you should call them a ripoff site instead of a scam site. Maybe I’m just being anal. I guess if I was one of the people who got fooled by them I wouldn’t care what you called them.
If people want to blow a thousand dollars or more on a $200 replica watch, that’s their problem… whatever. Can’t believe I spent time writing this post……….
yeah herben, people do. i got ripped off..received the watch but still feel ripped off becuz of the quality of it. i bought into the whole swiss-made thing. after receiving a package from china, i have my doubts about the swissness of it, lets just say
We’re really sorry to hear from everyone that has been scammed by BestSwiss.com but we also appreciate every e-mail and comment we get that can help other people avoid the same thing.
Buying and collecting replica watches is our passion and it’s disheartening to see the harm that some replica watch stores do to the industry as a whole. We’d like to encourage people to keep posting their stories about BestSwiss. With any luck, these replica watch scam artists won’t get another dishonest nickel.
E’ possibile in Italia acquistare una replica di un orologio? O è illegale?
ciao,
Si e possibile perche gli replica orologi non sono illegale.
Noi ambiamo tanti persone dentro italia che comparano questi orologi.
poi compare questo orologo oggi e fra 7 giorni arriva a tua casa
ciao ciao
bestswiss ripped me off about a year ago.. i bought a replica watch for my boyfriend and it never even arrived! i tried calling customer service, emailing them, etc. but i never heard back. wish this site was around back then- i wouldnt have had to buy some cheap gift after losing all of my money. hopefuly other people will not make the same mistake i did
I ordered a replica watch from bestswiss.com too: it was the same as the watch my friend bought for like $175. They both look great but his arrived faster and was something like 85% cheaper. He gives me shit for it everytime i see him
Maybe there are other legit Swiss stores, but i’m pretty skepticle about whether the term “Swiss replica watch” is even real or just a marketing gimmick. Whatever the case, BestSwiss sure as hell isn’t honest with its customers.
hey guys, i found ur site when trying to figure out what my options were after falling for the ol bestswiss scam. there are a lot of other sites that say the same thing, but urs looks active and has comments… so has any1 had any luck getting a refund or an exchange on a replica watch that arrived broken? been tryin for months with no luck… im about to contact my credit card company which will be embrassing (admitting i buy replica watches ) but im fed up and dont want these guys getting away with this. id really appreciate any help from anyone whos gone through this 2.. thanx
Sorry, but i laughed really hard after reading about that threatening e-mail you guys got. Internet bullies crack me up, especially replica watch ones. Good job on not giving in (though I don’t know really understand how their threat was even threatening to you guys). I feel kind of bad for the two replica watch stores you guys recommend though.
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Dear Mr. bitmyf,
Thank you for the kind words!
Sincerely,
Jonathan Davis
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I ordered a Swiss solid 18 kt. gold and stainless watch from Global Replica. I must tell you I am a Police Chief and made severral calls to this company before I decided to order the watch. I talked to a guy named Garry. I was assured that the watch I ordered was the watch in the site picture. Well I made the order and waited. Two days latter a Fed Ex driver delivers the package, but does not let me look at the product untill he has my Postal money order for $725.00 and leaves. I opened the package and behold no where near what I ordered. Instead I got a cheap looking black stainless watch in a broken old rolex box. I called Garry and was told he would ship the correct watch the next day. He did not and stopped taking my calls and emails even after I told him I was a Police Chief. Well I and my detectives started an investigation along with other agencies. Global Replicas is a fake site used for ripping off customers. They operate several cell phones from several states. they use a shipping company called First China Express located in New York City. I have the address and phone number for any other victims who might want it. They cash the money orders and never send the correct item that was ordered. I will keep everyone posted on our invetigation as it proceeds. We have every intention of searching phone records, Fed Ex records and what ever else. I hope to personally handcuff this Garry or whom ever he is. I will know him very soon after we search his phone records. Do not buy from this site. I am a Police Officer and even I got ripped off.
Mr. Halstead,
Thanks for your warning about Global Replica. We’ve been trying to spread the word about this website (along with a lot of other consumer watch sites) and it’s a real uphill battle. Unfortunately a lot of people order from them simply because they rank highly on Google Search. We’re sorry that you were taken in by this company but we’d appreciate it if you could keep us updated on your investigation. Global Replica has been scamming companies for 5 years now and it’s about time someone goes after them! Good luck with your investigation.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Davis
p.s. We apologize for taking so long to approve your comment… somehow it was flagged by WordPress as spam so we only noticed it when checking through the Spam Comments list today.
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I just checked out TrustedTraders, and they are badmouthing ReplicaNinja! Those scammers are so horrible, it’s good that there are some legitimate sites out there. Also, that was hilarious how you busted that protector of Bestswiss.com. I actually know for a fact that that site is a scam, as I briefly worked for them. Keep fighting the good fight!
he leido todos sus comentarios y me crean mas duda aun, yo estoy interesada en comprar una replica, que sea de calidad y que no me roben , me podrian decir donde la compro….
Oh I am so confused! About a week ago I ordered a watch from world-brandz.com after reading good reviews about it here.
They provided me with a tracking number, but when I put it into the EMS tracking website there is no record - and hasn’t been for a week. I became nervous and did more research.
Today I came across http://www. trustedtrader.org which is called world-brandz.com a fraud site and also calling this website a fraud.
Now I don’t know WHAT to believe! I just hope that my husband’s watch arrives for christmas. I want to believe in this site as it seems the most professional, but my goodness, the replica watch business sure is tricky! I think I’m in over my head.
Hi Jennifer. If you’ll read everything on this page and the Store Reviews page you’ll see how everything with TrustedTrader came about… they own BestSwiss and tens of other sites. When we wrote this negative review on BestSwiss they sent us a threatening e-mail and said they’d put up our page and any site we recommended as a scam, and they’ve been doing that ever since. They simply copy the same exact scam site warning that they’ve used for years and put in whatever site we’re currently recommending. Pretty childish if you ask us, but that’s the replica watch industry in a nutshell.
As for World-Brandz, it’s possible that the EMS tracking isn’t updating correctly. We’ve had watches that arrived before they even showed up in the tracking system. Have you tried calling or e-mailing World-Brandz? I’m sure they can give you a better idea on what the holdup is. Thanks for reading!
HI Jennifer,
Jonathan is correct, EMS takes forever to update thier tracking system.
FYI
I am pretty sure sevenwatch.com is a scam site.. I did not do my research well enough and lost some money to them..
does anyone know anything about thewatchprofessionals.com or if anyone knows a trusted site to purchase top quality Chopard GRAN TURISMO XL
Many Thanks
I did get a reply from world-brandz.com saying the same thing, that EMS takes forever to update their tracking information.
I was told the item shipped out Dec. 4th 2008. It is now, Dec 16th, 2008 and it is still not showing any tracking information. It’s hard to believe it would take THAT long to even show in the system.
*sigh* Not sure that it will come for Christmas. I thought I ordered early enough, and from a site I can trust. But only time will tell I suppose.
What do you suggest as far as waiting? When should one give up and file a dispute?
Hey Jennifer,
I deal with China shipping all the time and its really slow boat from China. with the Xmas rush i would give it until the end of this week. but keep on them!! I am pretty sure i lost about $450 to sevenwatch.com. they never even proccessed my order
anyway good luck and hope you get it!!
Hey Jenifer,
Hope you have your watch by now but if not you can track ems using this site.
http://www.track-trace.com/post
Cheers
Charlie ~
No watch. No tracking. Nothing. I wrote to world-brandz today to ask for a refund. If there is no response or refund I will be filing a dispute tomorrow.
Looks like hubby won’t be getting his gift. What a disappointment.
I have a positive update. Talked to world-brandz again, he said he checked with EMS and he gave me the wrong tracking number. The new tracking number was only 1 number off from the orginal one he gave me. My orginal number ended in 559CN, the new number: 558CN.
The new number tracks and shows the package is in the US in customs as of yesterday.
Perhaps there is a Christmas miracle in the works? *fingers crossed*
They are a scam. Forget about the quality! They actually took my money and ran! Here is my story:
I ordered a Bell&Ross watch from bestswiss.com. Since this is a special order watch, I have to pay for it via bank wire. The turn around was supposed to be 2 weeks. bestswiss.com never delivered or contacted me. They have acknowledged the receipt of money but they never sent anything. After 3 months, they stopped answering emails and have ignored every voicemail. Their 800 number goes to a voicemail and they never return your calls. They basically took my money and ran. Watch out people! They are really just like any other con website out there. They only answer your emails when you want information but just about it. They robbed me and they will rob you! I am out $800 and there isn’t anything I can do about it other than this!!!